Director Imtiaz Ali is hell-bent on making a pure love story with the pair, writes Joginder Tuteja While both Jab We Met and Socha Na Tha revolved around interaction between two youngsters, which eventually culminated into love, none of the two were true blue romantic tales. However, writer-director Imtiaz Ali declares that his next film starring Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, would be an intense romantic tale to the core. Imtiaz says, “This is going to be my first love story. Jab We Met and Socha Na Tha, both weren’t love stories in the true sense of the term. In both the films, there was no romantic kick-start. Jab We Met had only one of the protagonists (Shahid Kapur) realising his love for the girl (Kareena Kapoor) who falls in love with him only towards the film’s end.” Imtiaz remembers Socha Na Tha affectionately, “This movie was even more experimental, since here the story began with the two people being set up for marriage. They chose to become friends first, only to turn into lovers later.” However, with Saif and Deepika, this doesn’t seem to be the case. Laughs Imtiaz, “Yes, this time around it is going to be love all the way. Still, it is always difficult for me to categorise a film in a particular genre.” Days after Jab We Met was declared a hit, Imtiaz had gone off to USA for a vacation. How was it to be back home and still see the film making waves, now on the DVD circuits? He replies excitedly, “To my pleasant surprise, I found that the film’s DVDs were disappearing from the stands so quickly that at many places there was an ‘Out of stock’ notice put up. The DVD company is busy responding to bulk orders from all over.” Coming back to his Saif and Deepika starrer, what is holding him from announcing the launch the ambitious project? “I am more keen on getting started with the shoot rather than creating a hype and hoopla around the project. Announcements can happen anytime,” laughs Imtiaz.
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